Photovoltaic Cell Mid-Term Checklist

What is a photovoltaic characterization checklist?

Its aim was to improve transparency and reproducibility in the field. The document is a checklist of key technical and procedural information about the characterization of photovoltaic devices — their area, the testing environment, and so on — that is filled in by authors of manuscripts reporting solar cell performance.

How can we improve the reproducibility of published results for photovoltaic devices?

To aid the reproducibility of published results for photovoltaic devices, from now on we will ask authors of relevant manuscripts to complete a checklist of key technical information that must be reported.

Are experimental details included in the solar cells Reporting Summary?

To improve the usefulness of the Solar Cells Reporting Summary as a standalone report, we now ask authors of relevant manuscripts to include experimental details in the Summary, and we have updated some of the requested information.

Are organic-inorganic perovskites good for photovoltaic performance?

The fundamental properties of organic–inorganic perovskites and their promising technological potential have breathed new life into basic and applied research in photovoltaics. Such enthusiastic activity has also revived the debate on best-practice procedures to be adopted when determining and reporting photovoltaic performance 1.